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Orlando chefs headed to New York to cook for media reps; come with us!

I’m at Orlando International Airport, waiting for my flight to New York. Or, to be more accurate, to Newark, then Airtrain to New Jersey Transit to take the train to Penn Station. Then I’ll be in New York.

I’m going along with members of the Convention and Visitors Bureau to show off some of Orlando’s culinary talent to members of the press. It’s all a part of an effort to demonstrate that Orlando has much more than Golden Corrals and Olive Gardens, not that there’s anything wrong with that. In fact, read some of the United Kingdom forums that focus on travel to Orlando and Walt Disney World and you’ll find numerous people extolling the joys of their meals at Golden Corral. There’s something for everyone.

But the GCs and OGs don’t need us to promote them to New York media -- our finer restaurants do. So Wednesday evening a group of invited guests will join us for dinner and a discussion of Orlando fine dining.

Coming along to cook are Kevin Fonzo of K Restaurant Wine